Talos Radeon Open-Source Linux, Talos Principle NVIDIA Linux Comparison RadeonSI Gallium3D with Radeon DRM and AMDGPU cards on Linux 4.5 plus Mesa 11.2-devel built against LLVM 3.9 SVN. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel of Phoronix. Talos Principle NVIDIA Linux Comparison: NVIDIA Talos Principle benchmarks on many different NVIDIA GPUs using the proprietary blob drivers. Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc3phx+ (x86_64) 20160208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc3phx+ (x86_64) 20160208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.0.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc3phx+ (x86_64) 20160208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R7 370: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc3phx+ (x86_64) 20160208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc3phx+ (x86_64) 20160208, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.0.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 650: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (1006/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 1024MB (1019/2505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 760: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB (980/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX TITAN X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 361.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 The Talos Principle Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 7950 ...... 28.00 |================ Radeon R9 285 ....... 24.83 |============== Radeon R9 290 ....... 33.57 |=================== Radeon R7 370 ....... 25.63 |=============== Radeon R9 Fury ...... 31.20 |================== GeForce GTX 650 ..... 33.83 |=================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 62.67 |==================================== GeForce GTX 750 ..... 50.00 |============================= GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. 68.73 |======================================= GeForce GTX 760 ..... 54.87 |=============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 77.83 |============================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 56.87 |================================= GeForce GTX 970 ..... 72.33 |========================================= GeForce GTX 980 ..... 78.77 |============================================= GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. 84.50 |================================================ GeForce GTX TITAN X . 87.27 |================================================== The Talos Principle CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7950 ...... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 16.2 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 1.1 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 15.3 Radeon R9 290 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 7.5 MAX: 17.6 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 1.4 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 16.8 Radeon R9 Fury ...... MIN: 0.0 AVG: 6.3 MAX: 15.4 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 1.5 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 18.3 GeForce GTX 680 ..... MIN: 1.4 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 16.2 GeForce GTX 750 ..... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 17.2 GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. MIN: 1.1 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 16.8 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 7.7 MAX: 16.9 GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. MIN: 1.5 AVG: 9.1 MAX: 19.8 GeForce GTX 960 ..... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 7.8 MAX: 17.0 GeForce GTX 970 ..... MIN: 1.3 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 18.9 GeForce GTX 980 ..... MIN: 1.8 AVG: 9.1 MAX: 19.3 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. MIN: 1.1 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 16.6 GeForce GTX TITAN X . MIN: 1.3 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 17.4 The Talos Principle GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 7950 ...... MIN: 41.0 AVG: 56.1 MAX: 68.0 Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 35.0 AVG: 45.9 MAX: 54.0 Radeon R9 290 ....... MIN: 58.0 AVG: 64.1 MAX: 70.0 Radeon R7 370 ....... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 50.6 MAX: 65.0 Radeon R9 Fury ...... MIN: 26.0 AVG: 32.8 MAX: 43.0 GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 36.0 AVG: 45.0 MAX: 54.0 GeForce GTX 680 ..... MIN: 51.0 AVG: 67.1 MAX: 77.0 GeForce GTX 750 ..... MIN: 29.0 AVG: 37.0 MAX: 45.0 GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. MIN: 30.0 AVG: 44.0 MAX: 56.0 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 61.8 MAX: 81.0 GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. MIN: 46.0 AVG: 62.0 MAX: 73.0 GeForce GTX 960 ..... MIN: 31.0 AVG: 52.4 MAX: 72.0 GeForce GTX 970 ..... MIN: 33.0 AVG: 45.5 MAX: 57.0 GeForce GTX 980 ..... MIN: 49.0 AVG: 61.8 MAX: 72.0 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. MIN: 39.0 AVG: 58.3 MAX: 74.0 GeForce GTX TITAN X . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 58.1 MAX: 74.0 The Talos Principle GPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 650 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 50 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 680 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 58 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 750 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 48 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 750 Ti .. MIN: 2 AVG: 50 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 760 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 56 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. MIN: 1 AVG: 56 MAX: 98 GeForce GTX 960 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 54 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 970 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 54 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 980 ..... MIN: 1 AVG: 52 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. MIN: 1 AVG: 47 MAX: 99 GeForce GTX TITAN X . MIN: 1 AVG: 47 MAX: 98